Bunk for railway-cars



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C. C. WOOD. BUNK FOR RAILWAY CARS.

No. 362,692. Patented May 10, 1887.

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C. C. WUOD. BUNK FOR RAILWAY GARS.

No. 362,692. Patented May 10, 1887.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,692, dated May l0,1887.

Application filed October 1Q, 1886. Serial No. 216,029. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, OORNELIA. C. Woon, of Sibley, in the county ofOsceola and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Bunk forRailway-Cars, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the annexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which- Figure lis a side elevation, partly in section, of my improved bunk. Fig. 2 isan inverted plan view of the bunk. Fig. Sis aside elevation of the sideextension. Fig. 4 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing ainodiiied form of suspension ofthe bunk; and Fig. 5 is an end elevationof the bunk.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thedifferent 'figures of the drawings.

The object of my invention is to provide a bunk for attachment topassenger railwaycars for the use oit' children while traveling.

My invention consists in a crane having a hollow vertical post`journaled in bearings attached to the side of the car, and carrying twosheaves, and in the combination therewith of a bunk provided with one ormore chains eX tending over pulleys and a weight connected with one endof the chain for counterbalancing the bunk; also, in the combination,with the standard of the crane, of a binding-screw for clamping it inany desired position and a catch for engaging the chain.

My invention further consists in an extension for the bunk, formed of astrip of wirecloth arranged to be hooked on the sides and ends of thebunk, all as hereinafter more fully described.

To the side of the car A are attached bear ings B B for the hollowstandard C ot the crane D. The horizontal arm E of the crane is providedwith two rubber-lined sheaves, F F', over which extends a chain, G,which passes down through the hollow standard Cinto a casing, H, belowthe standard, and is attached to a counterbalance-weight, I, containedby the casing. To the end of the chain G are secured two short chains,a, which are connected with arms b, projecting upward from the ends ofthe bunk J.

The bunk .l is formed of two similar halves, each provided at oppositeends with arms b, which curve upwardly and over toward the middle ol`the bunk. The halves t' t" of the bottom of the bunk are connected bygrooved pieces j, attached to the part t', and the tongue k, secured tothe part z" and adapted to slide in the grooves of the strips j. Thisarrange ment permits ot' sliding the two halves of the bunk toward eachother when not in use, so that it will occupy less space. NVhen thusconI tracted,it may be used as a receptacle for small articles ofluggage. The sides and ends of the bunk lare provided with studs c, forreceiving the wire-cloth extension K, which reaches around thesides andends of the bunk, forming an upward extension which increases its depth.The wire-cloth extension Kis received on studs c, projecting from thebody of the bunk, and is held in place by hooks c, which swing over theside of the wire-cloth extension and engage the said studs. a

The lower bearing, B, of the standard C 1s provided with a thumb-screw,f, for clamping the standard C in any desired position. A. bolt, g/,isinserted in a hole in the standard C near its lower end, and is pressedby aspring, 7i, which tends to force it into the standard and hold it inengagement with one of the links of the chain G.

In Fig. et is shown a modification in which two chains, G, are employedfor suspending the bunk J, and the arms b are provided with sheaves bfor receiving the chains G. In this case the horizontal arm E of thecrane D is provided with one wide sheave, F', or with two sheaves forreceiving the two chains G. The crane D and bunk J are arranged to foldsnugly against the side of the car when not in use.

4My improved crib or bunk may be used by day or night, and will greatlyrelieve mothers in the care of small children while traveling, besidesadding to the comfort of the children. It answers as a perfectsubstitute for a cradle, and will, by the swinging motion imparted to itby the cars, tend to induce quiet and sleep. W'hen not employed as acrib or bunk for a child,it will occupy the place ofthe usualbaggage-rack.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- I. The combination, with a railroad-car, ol' acrane journaled in bearings attached to the IOO side of the car and anexpansible bunk suspended from the same, substantially as herein shownand described. v

2. The combination, with a railroad-car, of 5 a crane having a hollowvertical post and journaled in bearings attached to the side of the car,sheaves journaled in the horizontal arm of the crane, a bunk, a chainconnected to the bunk, passed over the sheaves and down through thehollow post, and provided with a weight at its lower end, substantiallyas herein shown and described.

3. In a bunk for railway-cars, the combination of a crane having ahollow vertical post and provided with sheaves on its horizontal arm, abunk, a chain connected to the bunk and passed over the sheaves and downthrough the hollow post, and provided with a weight at its free end,substantially as herein shown and described.

4. In a bunk for railway-cars, the conibinav tion, with a crane having ahollow post, va bunk, and a chain connected to the bunk,

passed down through the hollow post, and provided with a weight on itsfree end, of aA 25 bolt passing through the hollow post and engaging alink of the chain, substantially as herein shown and described.

5. A swinging bunk for railway-cars, consisting of two sectionsadjustably connected 3o together, vsubstantially as herein shown anddescribed.

6. A swinging bunk for railway-cars, consisting of the sections ii', thesection i provided with the groove'd pieces j and the sec- 35 tion 'withthe tongues k, substantially as described, whereby the bunk can becontracted or expanded, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination, with the buukJ, provided with hooks e and 'studs c,of the extenL 4o sion K, adapted to surround the bunk and receive thestuds c, substantially as described.

CORNELIA C. WOOD. Vitnesses:

Mrs. C. I. HILL, DAVID B. Woon.

